Clockwise (DVD)

If you enjoy Monty Python's Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers, and the somewhat off beat humour of comedian/actor John Cleese, then Clockwise (1986) is definitely a movie that you don't want to pass over. The whole movie is really just a vehicle for Cleese's crazy antics, and though it obviously has a full cast, they are really only there as padding and foils for Cleese's next mad cap scenario. Cleese plays Brian Stimpson, the fastidious and disciplinarian headmaster of a local comprehensive school, with a fetish for fastidious timekeeping. (Hence the title of the movie) When he's called upon to deliver the keynote speech at a National Convention of ...  Read the complete review

Clockwise is the classic 1985 comedy starring John Cleese in full Basil Fawlty mode, as Brian Stimpson, the headmaster of a comprehensive school. He's obsessed with punctuality and order, so the opening scenes show him watching over his playground with binoculars and stopping any trouble makers with his PA system. On this day, he's supposed to be speaking at a Headmasters' Convention in Norwich, because he has just been appointed chairman of the group for his excellent achievements. After an assembly which scarily recalls my current school mornings, even down to the hymn they sing (plus he does actually look my headteacher too) he leaves for the station in ...  Read the complete review

Film only review. Clockwise is a very funny, if not exasperating at times, British comedy film. It has a good cast but for some the most famous face will be John Cleese in the lead role of Headmaster. Clockwise was released in 1985, three years before A Fish called Wanda had cinema audiences rolling in the aisles. Other readers may remember Cleese more for his early performances in Monty Python's Flying Circus. Clockwise is basically the tale of a school Headmaster attempting to get to an important teacher's conference on time. Brian Stimpson, John Cleese, is normally a very punctual individual. He is a pedantic character who likes everything to run ...  Read the complete review

Director: Christopher Marahan Producer: Michael Codron Writer: Michael Frayn Stars: John Cleese, Penelope Wilton, Stephen Moore, Sharon Mauden This John Cleese classic comedy was released in 1986 and was an instant hit. **BRIEF PLOT** The headmaster of Thomas Tompion comprehensive school, Brian Stimpson, (played by John Cleese) has an obsession for punctuality, who has turned a failing school into a success. His reward for turning the school around is to be the head speaker at a headmasters conference in Norwich.... he just has to get there. His military style planning to get to the conference soon unravels ...  Read the complete review

Once again John Cleese can do no wrong in my eyes and this film is no exception. I remember watching this film years ago with my mum, so when i was trawling through HMV one saturday afternoon and saw it for the ridiculous price of £3.99 I had to treat myself, and my memories were not disappointed. To set the scene, and quoting from the blurb on the back of the DVD, this film follows the hilarious, and I have to agree that some moments are just shere Cleese brilliance, antics of Brian Stimpson (John Cleese) who is the headmaster of a secondary School. This man rns his life to the second, hence the title, but his world is turned upside down when he says turn ...  Read the complete review